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The Young Scandinavians Club was founded in 1950 by Arnold Rolkert, Gunnar
Engen, Carlo Hojsgaard, Peter Larsen Bernard and Ulla Lindberg. The idea
was to build a club for newly settled Scandinavians who were far from
home, where they could speak their native language and celebrate time
honored Scandinavian traditions here in San Francisco. Founding members
also want to offer a fun, active, festive alternative to some of the more
traditional Scandinavian lodges in the city at that time. With an active
social calendar, it made it much easier for newly arrived Scandinavians to
feel like they had a community here in the Bay Area far from home. Members
eventually wrote the By Laws and elected the first President of the Young
Scandinavians Club in 1951, a Swede named Arnold Rolkert. By 1963, the
membership had grown significantly and the Clearlake Cabin was purchased.
Thirty years later, in 1993, the Lake Tahoe Cabin was purchased. See the
timeline and pictures for a more detailed history of the club.
Today the club is still one of the most active Scandinavian organizations
in the Bay Area and provides endless opportunities for Scandinavians to
enjoy all that the Bay Area has to offer and get to know the American
culture with other Scandinavians.
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